Servants of the Children of Light

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
862449209
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Mandan, ND, USA
Phone
7019553393
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$80,312
Expenses
$59,685
Assets
$193,348
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MOTHER CHIARA THERESE JACOBSON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MOTHER CHIARA THERESE JACOBSON (PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The servants of the children of light is established in response to the universal cry rising up to the heart of god, to send laborers to the vineyard to seek out and serve christ in children, to belong completely to christ through religious consecration, the profession of the evangelical counsels, and to live in community in fraternal charity in view of being erected in the future as a religious institute of diocesan rite. The sisters, drawing from the rich tradition of st. Benedict, serve the church by contemplative prayer, and have the apostolate of catholic montessori education.

What it reported doing in 2024

To renew the earthly city of god by serving christ in the child in humility and meekness so that the darkness of the world may be scattered by the light of the new jerusalem(is.9, is.60, rev.11, ps.52). The sisters will strive to assist the child in being conformed to the image of the son of god. To do so, the child is put into contact with christ "who teaches within" (st augustine) and the holy spirit who causes transformation into the image of god.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.3%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 25.7%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.24; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.4% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 42% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.3% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $60K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.